We were driving out of town on this day when we stopped at the Hezreti Osman Mosque. This mosque was a gift from Turkey and is very similar to Turkish mosques. I never got the story of why Turkey gave Turkmenistan this mosque but they did. Also, this mosque is, for some reason, not a practicing mosque and for that reason, we were allowed to take photos of the inside as well as the outside.

From the first photo, you can see that this was not an insignificant donation from Turkey. It’s a beautiful mosque.

After walking through the doors in the first photo, you get into the courtyard, which is the second photo. Our group was alone in this mosque.

The third photo is just after entering the mosque itself. If you look at the floor, each rectangle is the space for one worshipper. I barely fit into a space but the carpet was luxurious.

The fourth photo shows the position for the sermon to be given. The last photo is just another from inside this mosque.